7 Tips for Making the Most of Parent Phone Calls
Parent* phone calls are one of the most critical components of building strong relationships with families and students–teachers see students each day, but often they don’t have many opportunities to interface with parents or guardians. Phone calls home can be intimidating to make and therefore become underused or terribly executed, sometimes further alienating the families […]
[Continue Reading]What is the Best District to Teach In In Arizona?
Perhaps you’re a teacher on a mission to find the Best School Ever—a place where you feel connected, committed, and valued for your contributions to student achievement and the overall health and wellness of the institution. How do you find the best district, or better, the best school? It’s a trick question. I often have […]
[Continue Reading]Most Common Arizona Teaching Credential Questions Answered
Were you made for the desert? Do you have loved ones who live in Tucson? Are you transitioning from a school that doesn’t require credentialing to one that does? Maybe you’re just looking for a change of pace and a cross-country move? Whatever your path to seeking an Arizona teaching credential, OneTeacher has answers for […]
[Continue Reading]Benefits of Being a Title I Teacher in Arizona
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You may be a teacher or aspiring teacher who went to a Title I school yourself. You may be a teacher who wants to find a school that appears to have the “highest need.” You may be a teacher whose closest geographic elementary school happens to be Title I, and you want to know more […]
[Continue Reading]A Positive Approach to Apathetic Students
Whenever I attend a particularly boring faculty meeting, my coping mechanism is to think about my students. I imagine feeling like they do…forced to sit down and listen, no matter whether you find the presentation meaningful, no matter whether there’s a million other things you would rather be doing. One of the primary points of […]
[Continue Reading]Arizona Middle School Math Teacher becomes School Principal [Success Story]
Kathryn Pegram’s awareness of educational injustice began in high school, where she attended a giant school of 3,000+ students in Orlando, Florida. She was fortunate enough to be in International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement classes, and her experience here would shape the trajectory of her life. She notes, “my classes were filled with students who […]
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